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Labor’s path to passing its misinformation bill is narrowing, with several key crossbench senators going on the record in the past 24 hours to oppose the legislation. ACT Senator David Pocock and Tammy Tyrrell of Tasmania, both independents, have stated they’ll vote no. “I’ve listened to the experts and people in the ACT and I’ll […]
A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused of being a Russian asset by a former cabinet minister says it is the “height of irony” that a committee studying disinformation has fallen for it. David Pugliese told the House of Commons security committee today he found it astonishing that none of the MPs […]
The messages, potentially misleading US citizens or stoking hate towards various groups, will have been seen by many times more people than actually made a purchase. Those running the network of Facebook pages in Nigeria may simply believe that US-focused clickbait is the best way to boost the number of people who see their scams. […]
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Russian disinformation groups likely orchestrated baseless claims targeting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, falsely accusing the vice presidential candidate of sexually assaulting his students while he was a high school teacher, according to assessments by the U.S. intelligence community, independent researchers and a CBS News analysis. At least four separate claims have spread since early October, […]
ABC veteran Fran Kelly says more should be done to tackle online misinformation and renew trust in media, while making the “bold prediction” that reports of radio broadcasting’s decline are “greatly exaggerated”. In the annual Andrew Olle Media Lecture, the radio presenter, journalist and political correspondent said that radio is the medium of the future. […]